An overview on mobile activism in Africa

1. Mobile
Ac*vism
in Africa
Jour Fixe 2009
Medien und
Entwicklung
Berlin
Chris*an Kreutz
Photo: DavidDennisPhotos.com (CC)

2. 1 Mobile Phones in Africa
2 Mobile Activism
• Public Sphere
3
• Participation
Challenges
• Transparency
• Networking
4 Discussion
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3. The right picture?
NASA Image
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4. Highest growth 99% of Tanzanians are in
rates worldwide direct reach of a mobile phone
Innova*ons around mobile phones
The highest traffic to the BBC mobile
happen in Africa
websites comes from Africa

5. The mobile phone combines all former media
1 Reception
2 Documentation
3 Publication
4 Networking
From a passive recipient to an active user.
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6. 6
Source: The Promise of Ubiquity. Internews Europe

7. Mobile Ac*vism in Africa
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8. Par*pica*on
Public Sphere
Networking
Transparency

9. Public Sphere
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10. http://voicesofafrica.africanews.com
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11. Source:
http://voicesofafrica.africanews.com/site/Guinness_factory_pollutes_water_sources/list_messages/21566
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12. Par*cipa*on
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13. SMS-Radio campaign against
domestic violence in
in Congo
AZUR Development
http://www.azurdev.org
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Photo Erik Hersmann

14. Transparency
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15. www.sokwanele.com (CC)
Monitoring of
Elections
in many
African
countries
Source:
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http://www.digiactive.org/research/mobile-activism-in-african-elections-a-comparative-case-study/

16. Networking
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17. Protest
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Photo Dan Morrison (CC)

18. General Strike for the People of Egypt
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19. Usage Government
Costs Control
Disparity Surveillance
Ac*vism
Mobile Provider
Beginning
Business Concept
Instrument
Walled Garden

20. Thank you very much
for your a>en*on!
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